Queens Park Rangers boss Ian Holloway last night ripped into Rangers manager Graeme Murty - and slammed the door shut on his hopes of trying to land Sean Goss on a long-term deal.

Holloway hit out after Murty revealed the Ibrox club have placed Goss on a list of possible summer signing targets on the back of the 22-year-old’s impressive start to life in Scotland.

Former Manchester United kid Goss - who netted in a 4-1 romp at St Johnstone on Tuesday night - was secured on a short-term loan deal from Loftus Road in January after failing to break into Holloway’s top-team plans.

But Holloway has reacted furiously to Murty’s suggestion the player could yet be lured north more permanently – insisting Goss will be going nowhere this summer.

Goss celebrates his goal in the win over St Johnstone (Image: SNS Group)

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He said: “I’d rather talk to Graeme about that myself because he is out of order talking about my player. He’s my player, nobody else’s. It’s not right he’s talking about trying to buy one of my players when that player is not for sale.”

Murty expressed an interest in striking a deal for Goss ahead of the McDiarmid Park win which took Rangers to within six points of Celtic at the top of the Premiership.

He said: “QPR have said, ‘You are not having him, keep your hands off’. But football situations like that tend to be quite fluid, I find.

Goss began his career at Old Trafford (Image: Liverpool FC via Getty)

“He is one of a number of players we are looking at. As we have always said, the evolution of the squad never stops and we are always assessing people as to where they would fit in to what we do.

“What I will say, and the positive part of it, is he has made a really good start and shown he understands how we want to play and the prerequisites of playing for Rangers.”

But Holloway responded: “I’m glad the boy is doing well. We bought him to be a good player - he is a good player - and I’m glad he’s getting the experience but he’s likely to come back and play for us. It’s as simple as that.

Holloway has opened fire on Murty (Image: PA)

The Rangers boss wants Goss to stay at Ibrox

“His future is at QPR. I bought him to be a QPR player. I’ve loaned him out when he’s never been loaned out before and I’m delighted he’s doing well but he won’t be getting sold.

“If Graeme has said he wants him permanently then that’s a bit of a silly statement because he is not for sale. You can’t buy someone who is not for sale.

“I’d imagine Graeme would speak to me about it at the right time. Graeme should do his job by speaking to me about my player.

“Graeme’s a good bloke but I’m pretty surprised he’s left himself open to this. I have no issue with him but the boy is not for sale.”